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It looks more like "when," not "if," for Finnish and Swedish membership of NATO. RFE/RL maps out the next crucial weeks of decision-making for the Nordic pair as the military alliance inches closer to expansion from 30 to 32 members following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of applying for Nato membership and abandoning a belief held for decades that peace was best kept by not publicly choosing sides.
Troops will be deployed in a series of four separate NATO wargames codenamed Arrow, Hedgehog, Defender and Swift Response. The MoD noted, “Tens of thousands of troops from NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) allies and partners are involved in the exercises.”
A BARROW built submarine is in Grotsund near Tromsø to familiarise the Royal Navy with facilities to sustain submarines in the Arctic.
Despite the obvious threat posed by China, the Russo-Ukrainian war has shown that Russia remains a force to be reckoned with.